Let Kazungu and MPs tell police what they know

The murder of the late Member of Parliament for Kabete, Mr George Muchai who was fatally shot together with his two body guards and driver has generated an unhealthy debate across the country.

Unfortunately, some leaders have taken it a notch higher by publicly claiming they knew the killers of the Member of Parliament.

At his burial, Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi sensationally claimed he knew the murderers of Mr Muchai and offered to resign if they were not apprehended.

Three other Members of Parliament, Moses Kuria (Gatundu South), Francis Waititu (Juja) and Alice Ng'ang'a (Thika) also did not mince their words in declaring that senior officials of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) were involved.

The inference from such utterances is clear because the goings on at Cotu where the late legislator had alleged massive corruption are in the public domain.

Last year, the late legislator had filed a case in court against his dismissal as the Deputy Secretary General of Cotu.

Meanwhile, Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli was quick to point fingers at Mr Kambi accusing him of fomenting a leadership purge at Cotu.

Be that as it may, on the basis of the allegations made by the said leaders, it is surprising that the police have not acted decisively either to summon them to record statements or arrest them for withholding information that could lead to the arrest of the murderers of Mr Muchai and the three.

Instead of seeking publicity in sombre places like funerals, the four leaders should have recorded statements with the police to facilitate investigations.

If the information they have is concrete, it will save on time and resources in solving the murder.

A warning by National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi to leaders to weigh their words in public as their pronouncements could lead to unnecessary tension is timely.

On the other hand, the police should be left to do their work professionally without side shows from politicians.